Kazakhstan began to export less petroleum products and gas to Georgia, but more steel products and deodorants

Kazakhstan began to export less petroleum products and gas to Georgia, but more steel products and deodorants

The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Georgia in January-February 2022 amounted to $13.1 million, which is 54.6% higher than in the same period of the previous year ($8.4 million).

Exports of Kazakhstani goods decreased by 13.8% and amounted to $6.1 million.

According to the data of the company "QazTrade" (a single operator of export support and development), in January-February Kazakhstan did not export such goods, petroleum products and gases to Georgia. However, there was an increase in the supply of flat rolled non-alloy clad steel (an increase of 9.6 times to $1.8 million), ferroalloys (an increase of 3.1 times to $1.7 million), wheat (by 58.6%), coke and semi-coke. The supply of shaving products, deodorants, bath formulations increased by 30.1 times (from 12.7 to $381.9thousand).

The main export goods from Kazakhstan are also ferroalloys, ferrous metal structures and coal.

Imports to Kazakhstan from Georgia in January-February 2022 increased 5-fold and amounted to $7.0 million.

Supplies of mineral waters increased the most (an increase of 19.6 times to $4.3million), natural grape wines (an increase of 3.5 times to $1.3 million), mineral and carbonated waters with sugar (an increase of 5.9 times to $779.6 thousand), spirits (by 65.9% to $ 253.8 thousand. USA).

Imports of such goods as: vaccines, blood serums, blood (60.4% to $57.9 thousand), fruits, nuts, cooked or otherwise canned (by 45.7% to $92.4 thousand) decreased.

 

By the end of 2021, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Georgia amounted to $88 million. Exports – $28.1 million, imports - $59.9 million–